Alzheimer's Disease

The Center for the Study of Aging at McDaniel College recently presented their annual Alzheimer's/Dementia Symposium. Dr. Majed Fotuhi, a Neurologist specializing in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, spoke about brain health and the six most important things we should all be doing to boost our brains.

There was plenty of good news mixed with a dose of reality: changes in our brain, leading to slowed cognitive performance begin by the age of 27!

Yes our brain function peaks at age 26 and by the age of 27 the human brain begins to slow down. That's pretty surprising news. The rest of the bad news is that by the age of 40 the brain begins to atrophy or lose volume at the...

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